English Language Mastermind: From Confident Communication to Higher Test Scores (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781894221160)

In Japan and elsewhere, students often spend countless hours studying English. Some are able to achieve their goal of becoming fluent English speakers. Many continue to struggle with little in the way of success. The active learning approach taken by English Language Mastermind has proven effective in helping users become more proficient communicators, and as a bonus, improving their test scores as well. The material is based on the author's experience of teaching English, Marketing, Management, Public Speaking, Medical English, etc., to native English speakers and non-native speakers of English alike.

A sampling of topics covered include the following:

Word Forms: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

House and Home (vocabulary)

Idiomatic expressions

Adverbs

Transitive and Intransitive verbs

Collective nouns

Special terminology: women, men, science, athletics, etc.

Expressions for oral and written communication practice